broadband router

broadband router

A device that provides high-speed access to the Internet for two or more computers. Essentially, all routers today are broadband routers, and they typically include three or four Ethernet ports for wired connections to desktop and laptop computers.

The router forwards Internet traffic from the network to the cable or telephone company and switches non-Internet traffic between the connected machines. A "wireless router" includes Wi-Fi and is the most common network infrastructure in homes and small businesses (see wireless router).

Routers Assign IP Addresses A private network accesses the Internet with a public IP address assigned by the cable or telephone company. Within the network, the router typically assigns IP addresses to all the computers and devices (see DHCP) and keeps them isolated from the Internet (see NAT). Following are the configurations in which broadband routers are used. See cable modem, DSL, broadband and router.

These new home/home office networking products: the WBR-3020 Broadband Router, the WBR-5050 Dual Band Broadband Router and the USB-1040 Dual Band USB Adapter, are available now--and backed by the same LG-Ericsson USA lifetime warranty and expert, US headquarters-based technical support--to put flexible, reliable, economical connections to work at home, too.

D-Link, a vendor of networking equipment, announced on 24 September that it has signed an contract with the TalkTalk Group, a subsidiary of The Carphone Warehouse Group Plc, to supply wireless broadband routers to customers of the Group's TalkTalk and AOL Broadband brands.

The SMC Barricade N Wireless 4-port Broadband Router (SMCWBR14-N) is a platform-independent, multi-function router, which combines a 4-port 10/100Mbps LAN switch with Automatic MDI-MDIX and a wireless Access Point (AP) that supports speeds up to 300Mb/s.

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